Larry Pena

Oct 31, 2024 | calpoly.edu | Larry Pena

Every summer, a group of local children head to a lakeside camp in Santa Barbara County for a week of bonding and fun. But unlike most summer camps, this one is run by the Cal Poly chapter of Kesem, a college-based nationwide organization designed to support kids whose parents or guardians have been impacted by cancer.

Sep 30, 2024 | magazine.calpoly.edu | Larry Pena

Chad Jackson has never shied away from an adventure. He’s been a Cal Poly student studying at the intersection of science and culture. He’s been a professional surfer and surfboard maker. He’s been an environmental consultant, a historian and a geologist. All those steps on his journey have led him to where he is today: a professional archaeologist working to protect California’s natural and cultural resources in the face of a changing environment and a developing world.

Feb 5, 2024 | calpoly.edu | Larry Pena

When most people think of early California history, they might remember Spanish conquistadors, Indigenous tribes, missions or white American prospectors — but probably nothing about Black people. An interdisciplinary group of Cal Poly researchers is working to change that perception by unearthing the largely untold history of settlers of African descent in early California.

Nov 7, 2023 | farms.com | Larry Pena

BY LARRY PEÑACould a new green energy source be hiding in our pantries? Food science graduate student Ningjing Hua and fourth-year food science student Kiveli Pandelidis are studying whether the waste from olive production could be used to make biomethane, a clean-burning energy source.  California produces nearly all of the nation’s olives, and more than half are used to make olive oil.

Nov 1, 2023 | calpoly.edu | Larry Pena

Could a new green energy source be hiding in our pantries? Food science graduate student Ningjing Hua and fourth-year food science student Kiveli Pandelidis are studying whether the waste from olive production could be used to make biomethane, a clean-burning energy source.  California produces nearly all of the nation’s olives, and more than half are used to make olive oil.